This past summer, the Digital Library of Georgia released several new grant-funded newspapers to the Georgia Historic Newspapers website. Included below is a list of newly available titles. Titles funded by the Burke County Genealogical Society True Citizen (Waynesboro), 1926-1959 Titles funded by the Charter Foundation of Valley, Alabama and the Chipley Historical Center of Pine Mountain Harris County Journal (Hamilton), …
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(Online) Tracing Your Railway Ancestors – the National Archive in England
The following is a press release written by the folks at the National Archive in England: Delve into The National Archives’ collection of railway records to help you trace your family history. To mark the 200 anniversary of the first passenger train on the Stockton Darlington railway, join Jessamy Carlson, family history specialist at The National …
Dame Judi Dench Explores Her Shakespearean Lineage in a Personal History Doc for Channel 4 in England
Dame Judi Dench is perhaps our greatest Shakespearean actor. In Shakespeare, My Family and Me, the Oscar winning star turns history detective to solve a great mystery in her family’s past. Did one of her ancestors actually meet her hero, William Shakespeare? Made by Proper Job Films, this 1×60’ film will see Dame Judi follow the …